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Old 27th Sep 2019, 01:34
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neville_nobody
 
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All those sprouting 'children of the magenta line' BS probably need to move on from the 70s and realise that a PC12NG ( and virtually any new GA aircraft / Biz Jet) is way more technically advanced than either a A320 or B737 and that in fact it probably takes more airmanship to fly either jet than a PC12 due to a lack of technology.

I would argue that a RFDS Pilot in a PC 12 is much more of a magenta line follower than any domestic airline pilot just by the simple fact they are actually flying new technology. By comparison the magenta line in a A320\737 can't keep you in controlled airspace in Australia amongst other limitations. Additionally neither jet has all the avionics SA that is available to RFDS pilots. Newer GA aircraft are built for private pilots so have more help and work load reduction built into them than any airliner in Australia has.

I would suggest that the RFDS could probably get away with a lower experience level just by the simple fact that their aircraft are actually really technically advanced.




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